Rail anchor



Oct. 28, 1930. I MOORE Er AL 7 1,779,979

RAIL ANCHQR Filed Nov. 5, 1927 BY Jamar E 15656666 Patented Oct. 28 1930 NITEDf STATES:

PATE T-onion GEORGE Loor Moons AND JAMEsRoBERr STEELE, or owneo; NEW'YORK I RAIL ANonoR Application filed November Our invention relates to an anchor or anticreeper device for railroadrails.

The object of our invention is to provide a one-piece self-locking anchor which will grip the rail with great tenacityand prevent the creeping of same In its broader aspects, our invention comprisesananchor formed from asingle piece of metal, havingthe proper amount of resiliency, which is bent at each end thereof and adapted to bear with considerable pressure against the fillet at the junction of the 7 web and flange-at one sidecof the rail and Q againstthe edge of the flange at the other side 1 of the rail, when thelanchor is applied to a railf The novel features of our invention will v be more fully understood from the following 7 description and claims taken with the accompanying drawings, in which: 7 V

Fig. 1 isa side elevation-of theanchor illustrating its initial position when apply "ingittoarail; i

' Fig. 2 is anend portionof the anchor illustrating its cooperation with the flange edge v of the rail at an intermediate positionwhen rail " on the line IVIVin Fig.3; and:

Fig. 5 isan inFig;3.' v I Referring to the drawings: designates end view of theanchor shown with our invention, as shown in the drawings,

comprises an under rail portion lg having an, inwardly bent flange overhanging portion 14, and an end upwardly directed toe portion -wardly sloping sectionl? which continuesin l a loop upwardly to the flangeoverhanging 15.- The under rail portion 13Ihas a substantiallystraight section 16 which extends from :the toe portion v to a point substantially .1 V v V H i 'Inthe latterpositionthe anchor grips the l railiand ,5 upon ajls'econd sharp blow of the hammer, at the point 22, the toe. portionsna ps further ontheirgiil and-the face 21' engages midway of its length; the remaining portion of said under rail portionconstitutes a'dow'nportion ig. 4 is a cross section of the anchor taken 5, 1927. serializ .,zsnz'zaiv as atlS, witha radius which is substantially equal to or preferably smallerthan the radius of the fillet 19 formed at the jun'ctionofthe flange and the Web of the rail. i

The'inner vertical facejof the-toe portion '15 is of steppedformation to providea plus.

ma or offset faces, preferably two in nu ber, designated by the numerals 20 and 21, V l V respectively, and which are preferablyfsiib-c stantially parallel to each other.

tion the straight section 16 is somewhat The free end of the portion 14 is curved,

In the preferred embodiment of our inven wider thanvthe width of the remainderjof the f'anchor for the purpose hereinafter set fortha,

Our device is applied toa rail by placing it transversely on therail to a position adjacent the sideof'the tie, so that curved end 18 abuts the surface of the filletli). The

anchor is preferably so proportioned that;

when it is hung on fillet 19, in'its initial positioin as shown "in Fig/"1, the preponderancy of its weight is at the right hand of the webof; the rail, and the'shortest" dis= tance between the curved surface 1 8 andi the face 20 of the toe portion 15 is less than be it'ween the shortest distance between the surface of the fillet l9 and the edge of "flange of the railat the-opposite, side, and further, the

shortestdistanc'e between the Qciir'ved "stir-Hf 'face '18 and the face2'l is less'than the first mentioned distance. 7 It will thusqbe seen, a

that, when thejanchor isfinits initial position it hangs loosely onthe fillet 19 and the upper end of the toe portion 15 engages the. base of rai1,withoutf any appreciable pres a rail supported on atie plate 11 carried on atie 12. An'anchor, madein accordance sure, at a point somewhat short of the contiguous edgeof the rail base. l/vhenthe. an-

face, 20 engag1ng such edge, as shown 111 Fig. 2'.

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the edge in Fig. 3, and the anchor, thus distorted, securely and effectively grips the rail by virtue of it tending to assume the condition from which it was sprung.

It will be noted that in the position shown in Fi 3 the shortest distance between the curved surface 18 and the face 21 of the toe portion 15 is greater than in the normal condition of the anchor before being applied to the: rail, so that, as the anchor tends to assume its normal condition, its resilient action presses the curved surface 18 against the fillet 19 and the face 21 of the toe portion 15 firmly against the contiguous edge of the rail flange. I In the latter position of the anchor, the upper surface 0 the straight section 16 is in close contiguity with the base of the rail, but does not normally engage the latter with any appreciable pressure. However, when the all begins to creep, under service contlitions, the under rail portion 13 firmly en- 8 an the anchor tends to tilt about a orizons the side face of the stationar he 12,

talaxis; This tilting action greatly increases the gripping action of the anchor on the rail, 23 of the straight section pressing firmly and u wardly against the base of the rail resisted by a downward pressure of the :o'turved'surface 18 against the fillet 19 with 'a resultant increased pressure of the face 21 of the toe portion against the contiguous oessive tilting. of the anchor, so it is ed of the base flange ofthe rail.

y widening the straight section 16 as heretofore mentioned the aforementioned tilting causes a stron pressure to be exerted against the base of t e rail without an exassured that, when the creeping action of the rail discontinues and the rail tends to reced'e, the :anchor is ableto easily assume its upright position. a

It willbe noted, that when our device is 'a lied to a rail, the free end of the portion 1 bears solely on the fillet l9, and as the anchor rotates about this bearing, during its transverse angular movement from its initial gripping position to its final gripping on the rai with said fillet and maintains astron transveise com'ponent dpressure agalnst t e rail.

When it is so shed the anchor maybe conveniently removed from the rail by merely striking the top of the toe portion 15 as" a sharp blow with a hammer.

It will be seen from the foregoindescription that we have devised a. slim) e anchor device which is easily applied to a rail and does not require to be held by the operator construction is such that the overha during such application. Furthermore, our mg portion of the anchor engages solely the lhet at the junction of the flange and the web of the rail, with the result that there .is

scarcely any localized distortion occasioned,

said end remains in close contact when the anchor is given a transverse angular movement to effect the gripping of the rail, and the stresses thus induced are distributed throughout the length of the anchor, so that a permanent set in the material of the anchor will not occur and it may be removed and replaced many times without losing its elficacy.

While we have shown our invention in but one form, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that it is not so limited, but is susceptible of various other changes and modifications without departing from the spirit thereof, and We desire, therefore, that only such limitations shall be placed thereupon as 'are imposed by the rior art or as are specifically set forth in t e appended claims.

Having thus described our invention what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent'is:

1. An anchor havin an under rail portion, a portion adapte to engage the fillet at the. junction of the web andbase flange at one sideof a rail, and a portion adapted to engage the edge of the base flange at the otherside ofisaid rail, whcrcb upon forcing the anchor transversely 0 said rail a strong gripping action is effected on said fillet and said edge of the base flange.

'2. Analichor comprising an under rail portion having a substantially straight setion and a downwardly sloping section, a rail flange overhanging portion having a 100 connection with said under rail portion an its free end curved to engage with the idiot at the junction of the web and base flan e of a rail to which the anchor is to be app ied, and a toe portion extending from said under rail portion at its end opposite to said rail flange overhanging portion, said fillet engaging portion and toe portion being adapted to grip the rail. I V 3, An anchor comprising an under rail portion, a rail flange overhanging portion connected to said under rail portion and its free end radiused to engage the fillet at the junction of the web and base flange of a rail to which the anchor is to be applied, and a toe portion extending from said under rail portion at its end opposite to said rail flange overhanging portion, said fillet engaging portion and toe portion being adapted to grip the rail.

4.'An anchor comprising an under rail portion, arail flange overhanging portion connected to said under rail portion and havrail flange overhanging port on, said toe portion being provided on its inwardly directed face with a' plurality of offset faces, said fillet e'ngaging' portion and toe portion being adaptedito grip the rail.-

5.'An anchor comprising an under rail portion, a rail flange overhanging portion connected to said underrail portion'and having its free end adapted to engage the fillet at the junction of the web and base flange of a rail to which the anchor is to be applied, and a toe portlon extending from said under rail portion at-itsen'd opposite to saidrail flan e overhan lnr ortion said under rail:

portion hav ng aportion thereof Wider than the width of said toe portion or saidrail flange overhangingportion, said .fillet" en- I a ing portlon and toe portion being adapted to grip therail.

y 6. In a railway track construction the I I combination with a rail supported on a tie,

of an anchor comprisingan under rail'portion in closeproXimit-y to the base of the railfaflange overhanging portion engaging the fillet-at the junction of the Web and the base flange at oneside of the rail, and a toe portion engaging the base flange at the oppositeside of the rail, said fillet engaging portion and toe portion beingadapted to grip the rail. v m

r. An anchor having an under rail portionadapted to engage the base surface of a rail,. an inwardly extending portion connected to said under rail portionrandengage the fillet at the junction of the web with i the base flange of the rail, and a toe portion extending upwardly. atjthe end of saidunder rail portionopposite t-osaid'inwardly eX- ten dingfi'portion tov constitutewa vertical shoulder adapted to; engage the edge of the base flange of a rail, sa d fillet engag ng porrtion 'and toe portion being adapted togrip the trail. ,7

.78. An anchor hatingfan under rail portion,

a portion connected to said under rail portion adapted'to extend-overthe-base flange of the i an Yrail to which thean'chor is to be applied and en age thetillet at thej unctionof'the web and flange engaging surface being less he shortest distance between said fillet and baseflange fit OllQ-Sidpflf saidrail, and

Ya member having. -a f plurality of surfaces adapted to successively engage the edge'ofthe Qbase flange at the opposite side of'said rail iwhen the "anchor f is applied .trans erse ly thereon ;r. the shortest distance between" the I free end 'of'thesecond mentlonedportion and andianother of sa id shoulders. V p

' 18; An ntegral ElIlCilOIjllttVlZlg'tlil under rail portion adapted *toengage the base of one ofsaid surfaces being less than theshortest distance between said flllet and said edge of the base flange and the, shortestdistancebetween said free end and'anot'herof saidsui faces beinglessthan the first mentioned distance 10. In a railway track construction the combination wit-ha rail supportedon a tie,.of an anchor" compr sing an under "rail portion,

a flange overhanging portion engaging the fillet at the Junction of the web and base flange one sideof said'rail, and a member engaging the edge of thebase flange at the opposite side of the vra1l;sa1d anchor gripping said rail byvirtueof its tendency to assume-its condition from which it was sprung when applied transverselyv onto said rail, the transverse pressure of said member against said edge being resisted solely by the. pressure of said flange o ierhanging portionagainst'said fillet.

11.. An anchor comprising; an under; rail portion a'daptedtoengage thebase of the rail,

an overhaz'iging,portion connected to ,Said 1 v o the base flange of the rail and haying' ts free under rail portion adapted to extend over end adapted to engage-the fillet atthe junct on of the web and base flange ofsaidrail, a

.member projecting upwardly -fro1n said under'ra1l port1onj hav ngja shoulderso. dis

posed that when the} anchor is placed loosely on the rail and saidfree end engages sa d fillet, saidshoulc'ler 1s positionedshort of the edge of thebase flange at the side of t-helrail V oppositeto'said fillet, butisa'dapted to en- 12; An integral anchor comprising a widenedunder rail portion adapted to engage the 1 baseof theraih a looped portion adapted to extendover the bas e flange of the rail and having its free end curved with aradius less 1 than that of vthe fillet at the junction of the webfland' thebase flange of the rail to which thefanchor s t'obe' applled and a member extending upwardly-at the end of said under rail portion provided on its iinwardlydirected face: with a plurality of offset shoulders adapted to engage the edge of thebase of said rail; the shortest dlstance between-said,free

enda'nd one of, said shoulders beingless than free end t.

the shortest distance betweensaid the rail, an inwardlyextending overhanging portion adapted tobear against the fillet be tween the web and the base flangeofthe" rail, anda member adapted tov engage the vertical edge of the rail on the opposite side'to said fillet, whereby uponwthe application ofthe J anchortransversely of the rail, the anchor is sprung from a normal condition and the transversepressure of said memberag ai-nst said edgeiof the rail is resisted solely bythe pressure of said overhanging portion against said fillet.

14. An anchor having anunder rail portion, a portion adapted to engage the fillet at the junction of the web and base flange at one side of a rail, and a portion adapted to engage the other side of said rail, a part of the anchor being deformable to bring the metal under stress durin the placing of the anchor on the rail to e ect a gripping action on the said engaging portions.

15. An anchor having an under rail portion, a portion adapted to engage the fillet at the junction of the web and base flange at one side of a rail, and a portion adapted to engage the other side of said rail, whereby upon orcing the anchor transversely of said rail a spring gripping action is effected on said fillet and the opposite side of the rail, a part of the anchorbeing deformable to bring the metal under stress during the placing of the anchor on the rail to effect a gripping action on the rail by said engaging portions. 16. An anchor having an under rail portion, a rail flange overhanging portion adapted to engagethe fillet at the junction of the web and base flange of the rail to which the anchor is to be applied, and means adaptedto successively engage the base flange of the rail at the opposite side to said fillet when the anchor is driven transversely onto therail, a part of the anchor being deformable to bring the metal under stress during the placing of the anchor on the rail to effect a gripping action on the rail by said engaging portions.

17. An anchor having a toe portion adapted to engage one side of the rail, a fillet engaging portion adapted to engage the fillet on the opposite side of the rail, and an intermed ate resilient loop portion deformable during placement of the anchor on the rail to effect a ripping action on the rail by said toe and et portions.

18. An anchor having a toe portion adapte ed to engage an edge of one of the flanges of a rail, and a loop portion adapted to embrace the other flange without substantial engage- 1 ment therewith, said loop terminating in a fillet engaging portion.

'19. An anchor having a toe portion adapted to engage an edge of one of the flanges of a rail, a fillet engaging portion adapted to engage the fillet on the opposite side of the rail,

and a loop portion embracing the flange on the last mentioned side of therail but free from gripping engagement therewith, said loop portion being deformable during placement of the anchor onthe rail to effect a gripping engagement on the rail between the toe and fillet engaging portions. p

20. An anchor comprising, end portions adapted to engage opposite sides of a rail, and a loop portion adapted to embrace one of the flangesbut be out of contact therewith, said loop portion being deformable during placement of the anchor on the rail to effect a gripping action on opposite sides of the rail by said end portions.

21. An anchor comprising a portion adapted to engage the edge of a base flange on one side of the rail, and a portion adapted to extend transversely of and under the rail flange on the other side of the rail but out of engagement therewith, thence upwardly and then inwardly of this last mentioned flange but still out of engagement therewith, and then terminating in a rail fillet engaging portion.

22. An anchor having a portion adapted to engage one side of a rail and a loop portion adapted to embrace the flange on the other side of the rail without substantial engagement with the top ofthe flange, said loop terminating in a fillet engaging portion.

23. An anchor having a portion adapted to engage one side of of a rail and a portion overhanging the flange on the other side of the rail but out of engagement with the major portion of the upper surface of said flange, said overhanging portion terminating in a fillet engaging portion.

24. An anchor comprising rail engaging portions adapted to engage opposite sides of a rail and a loop portion adapted to embrace one of the flanges but be out of contact with the major portion of the surface thereof, said loop. portion being deformable during lacement of the anchor on the rail to e ect a gripping action on opposite sides of the rail by said rail engaging portions.

' 25. A rail anchor comprising an under rail portion for hearing against the bottom surface of the rail, a jaw at one end having a I surface for hearing against one side of the rail'above the upper surface of the flange, and an upwardly projecting jaw at the other end of said under rail portion having a surface adapted to bear against the edge portion of the rail base at the opposite side of the rail,

a part of said anchor being deformable to bring the metal under stress during the placing of the anchor on the rail to effect a ipping action on the rail between said su aces.

26. A rail anchor com rising a bar formed at one end with a jaw or engagement with one edge portion of the rail base flange and formed at the other end with a resilient hook and the under surface of the headand said bar being formed with a bearingagainst the bottom surface of the rail base.

- 1 27. A rail anchor comprising a bar formed atone end with a small 1gaw for engagement with one edge portion 0 the rail base flange and formed at the other end with a relatively long resilient hook portion bent to provide clearance between'the inner face of the hook and the upper surface of the flange adjacent the edge of the rail base and provided at its extremity witha bearing surface which base flange of the rail' and bears at its inner end upon a'fillet in the angle formed by the inclined marginal surface of the said flange and the adjacent face of the vertical web of the rail, but remains out of engagement with the other portions'of the upper surface and the edge portions of the base flange embraced, and formed at the other end with a locking shoulder for engagement with the longitudinaledge portion of the other base flange; the distance between the end of the hook and said shoulder, when the anchor is free of the rail, being less than the distance between the pointsengaged by the end of the hook and said shoulder when in" applied position, whereby it is necessary to flex the said hook portion to increase the distance between said hook and said shoulder in applying the anchor to its operative position and whereby a spring grip is exerted diagonally through the base from the said'fillet to the lower corner portionof said other base flange by tne direct reflex action of saidhook in tend ing to return to the position from which it was sprung.

r 29. A rail anchor for application to a rail by movement transversely of the base to'its rail gripping [position and consisting of a spring metal bar providing a relatively rigid body portion which extends across beneath the rail base in a position to bear flat against the vertical face of an adjacent cross tie, ay 7 resilient hook shaped portion which embraces one base flange of the rail base and provides a jaw which bears upon the fillet in the angle between the upper surface of the base flange and the adjacent face of the web of the rail, but provides a substantial clearance between the said hook and the other portion of the top surface and edge portions of the base flange embraced thereby so as to permit the hook of the anchor to be flexed transversely of the rail, and provided at the other end of the body with a locking shoulder for engagement with the edge surface of the other base flange; the distance between the end of the hook and said shoulder, when the anchor is free of the rail, being less than the distance between the point of the base engaged thereby when the anchor is in operative position, whereby'it is necessary in engaging the said shoulder over said base flange to flex the said hook portion toward the adjacent edgeof the rail and thereby increase the effective length of said under rail portion.

30 A rail anchor comprising a bar formed withan under rail portion adapted to bear flat against a vertical face of an, adjacent cross tie, a bent portionat one end providing a resilient'hook which bears at its extremity against a fillet of the rail which serves as a: stop surface for the hook end, and provided at the other end with a shoulder adapted to be forced by movement ofthe under rail pm I tion transversely of the rail relativeto the .end of the hook, into engagement with the edge of the rail base flange; the said book being 'formed'by downward and upward v bends relative to the under rail portion to provide clearance between the hook and the upper surface and longitudinal corner portions of the adjacent flange embraced thereby, whereby the hook may be flexed toward said adjacent flange to effect said relative movement and whereby the direct reflex of the bend exerts a grip diagonally through the base from said fillet to the lower corner portion of the base flange engaged by said shoulder.

31. A rail anchor comprising a bar formed A at one end with a rail baseembracing hook toprovide a jaw which bears at its inner end .upon a fillet in the angle formed by the in-,

clined marginal surface of the base and the adjacent base of the vertical web of the rail,

but remains out of engagement with the other portion of the top surface and edge portions of the base flange embraced, formed at the other end with a shoulder for engagement with the lower corner of the rail base at the other side ofthe rail; the distance between said jaw and shoulder, when the anchor is free of the rail, being less than the distance between the points on the rail base engaged thereby when the anchor is in its applied position, whereby it is necessary to spread the said jaw and shoulder apart to effect engagement of the shoulder with said lower corner portion of the base, and whereby the reflex of the anchor exerts a direct spring grip diagonally through said base from a point on said fillet to the lower corner of the abutment, and'provided with two rail grip ping portions, one at each end of the device, one of which bears upon-a fillet of the base at one sideof the rail and the other of which bears against the lower corner and vertical edge portions of the base at the other side of the rail to effect a spring grip diagonally through the rail, 7 7

33. An anchor comprising an under rail portion adapted to engage the base of the rail, an overhanging portion connected to said under rail portion adapted to extend over the base flange of the rail and engage one side of the trail above its base flange when the anchor is placed in its initial position on the rail, and a toe portion projecting upwardly from said under rail portion positioned short of the edge of the base flange on the opposite side of the rail when the anchor is placed in said initial position, said anchor being deformable to bring said toe figrtion into engagement with the edge of said nge. In testimony whereof we hereunto afiix our signatures.

GEORGE LOOP MOORE. JAMES ROBERT STEELE. 

